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I like the way he danced. And then I like the way we danced together.

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Anita Diament
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 24
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Novelist
Short Story Writer
University Teacher
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If you want to understand any woman you must first ask about her mother and then listen carefully. Stories about food show a strong connection. Wistful silences demonstrate unfinished business. The more a daughter knows about the details of her mother's life - without flinching or whining - the stronger the daughter.
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It's a good thing babies don't give you a lot of time to think. You fall in love with them and when you realize how much they love you back, life is very simple.
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Egypt loved the lotus because it never dies. It is the same for people who are loved.
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One of my great secrets was knowing I had the power to make her smile.
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He was golden and beautiful as a sunset.
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I got nice rejections explaining that historical fiction was a difficult sell. But I kept trying.
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There's something almost adolescent about Whitman's paean to everything that was and remains good about America.
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There's nothing quite like a real . . . train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute
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It was one of those perfect fall days when the air is cool enough to wake you up but the sun is also kissing your face.
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Making plans is a game. Life chooses for you.
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Shakespeare in Love... such smart writing of an alternative view of history, and such beautiful acting. Like most Americans, I'm a sucker for the accent.
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The more I do bookstores, the more people come up to me from church groups. I spoke at Pittsburg State College and had 2 or 3 ministers and book groups from a couple of churches.
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Mountains are where heaven meets earth.
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The painful things seemed like knots on a beautiful necklace, necessary for keeping the beads in place.
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The story it told was unremarkable: a tale of love found and lost- the oldest story in the world. The only story.
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Right now, I'm Writing song lyrics. Experimenting with a play. Toying with an idea for a documentary. I hope one of these will eventually be launched into the light of day.
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The other reason women wanted daughters was to keep their memories alive.
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My early childhood was spent in Newark, New Jersey, but my family moved to Denver when I was 12.
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